Pre-Grade Pokemon Cards For The Best Results!

I go through and explain my process of pre-grading Pokemon cards. Good luck on your submissions!
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[@cactuarcollectibles]

Thanks, very helpful

[@allenporter4333]

Have you run into cards that have like raised lips on the corners from maybe bad die cutting? I seem to be getting a ton of those. No whitening, great centering, I just don’t know if I should send in those cards with that raised lip.

[@JavaAkuma]

If you have any other insights for pre-grading, feel free to post them below! Would love to hear about your experiences.

[@007cryptonut]

I'm glad you threw up the 'objectivity' of the individual grading them @ any grading company. That is the finality of the card; depending on the mood of the grader. Again; I dig your content - keep it up!! Hit It!!!

[@Matt-rl5mx]

You should add your opinion on which cards you would send to the grading company. For example, like you were talking about the dent. You would most likely send to CGC. But with the other cards in their condition. What grading company which you send that particular card to and why.

[@JavaAkuma]

The only card being sent for grading in the video is the last rainbow rare. The rest are being sold raw.

[@Matt-rl5mx]

@@JavaAkuma ah, got ya! Well keep it up, you've helped me a ton lately with my questions about grading cards! Love your videos.

[@JavaAkuma]

@@Matt-rl5mx Thanks for watching!

[@PokeRetroFan]

Regarding centering, just use a ruler and measure each side in MM, that's what grading companies do, don't just eyeball it like he is suggesting.

[@JavaAkuma]

I would be very surprised if they haven't upgraded from rulers to computers at this point for centering, but if you insist on spending more time than graders do on your cards and want to use a tool, I would suggest a centering overlay tool. It's like a transparent card with measurements around the edges.

[@misterroast5544]

In terms of whitening arent a lot of cards prone to whitening even if pack fresh due to the cutting methods they have specially for English cards? And shouldn’t grading companies take that into account? I pulled some great cards from 151 and Vstar fresh out the pack straight into sleeve and toploader and there’s still whitening on sides and corners of some. Varies obviously. Also I don’t think whitening means the sides of the cards it’s more the peeling of the color mostly in the backside of the card. So if u see white where blue is supposed to be then that’s whitening not when ur looking at the side of the card directly